Nina Pullman
@nina_pullman
Food journalist and producer @BBCFoodProg @BBCRadio4. Ex editor @wickedleeksmag. One half of @ForkPod.
The red seaweed that can reduce methane emissions in cows, plus a tipping point for investment in seaweed science and farming at @SAMSoceannews, all in my report for today's @BBCFarmingToday, listen back: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…
📢BRIEFING: Power in the system - how to shift it for citizens, farmers & nature 👓You can now read a briefing of this webinar, (in collaboration with @FFC_Commission) collated & written by @nina_pullman, food systems writer👉tinyurl.com/5aaad3cfWe
The 3 yearly review of the Groceries Code Adjudicator in open for your input - farmers, suppliers, consumers etc deadline 5 August gov.uk/government/con…
📢It’s been a busy few weeks in food! 📄To bring you up to date, we’ve collated the main need-to-know reports, and our fab freelancer writer @nina_pullman has digested them for you👉 tinyurl.com/5n8456r3
Two farmers and sisters on an upland hill farm in the Peak District tell me about their uncertainty in the future, deep love of the land and how they had to become the best to be accepted, for this week's @BBCRadio4 's On Your Farm. Have a listen! 🐑 bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…
UK faces medium risk of summer drought as growers face increased irrigation costs. Positive noises about a good spring for plantings may soon turn into summer headaches about water shortages. My story for @FPJlive fruitnet.com/uk-faces-mediu…
An excellent @BBCFoodProg today, with some measured, considerate & pragmatic discussions on the value/importance of public food systems change in the UK today. Thank you to Prof Morgan, Kath Dalmeny @UKSustain @DerekWrightNW @foodsensewales @SheilaDillon bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…
On paludiculture, or 'wetter farming'...
Great piece on wetter farming in lowland peat soils 👌@lancswildlife @lawt_d "crops being trialled include foods such as cabbage, blueberries, rhubarb and cranberries, and non-foods including bulrushes" theguardian.com/environment/20…
We had a fabulous night at @Fortnums #FandMAwards @LittlechefSally won debut book, @matt_tebbutt best Personality for #SaturdayKitchen @cookinboots best writing for @deliciousmag Plus see @jaegawise @nina_pullman @Asma_KhanLDN @amandacactus & many more👇 instagram.com/reel/DJKAlvPC2…
So pleased that mine and @SheilaDillon's @BBCFoodProg bringing a Tudor cheese recipe back to life in a Yorkshire dairy was selected for Pick Of The Week on @BBCRadio4 last week! Thanks @curranradio. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…
such a no brainer - more diverse, less centralised and agroecologically grown fruit and veg should be a priority Expanding UK fruit and veg growing ‘could add £2.3bn to the economy’ independent.co.uk/climate-change…
'Cheeseboard origins discovered in Tudor manuscript'. A nice write up for our @BBCFoodProg @SheilaDillon 🧀 bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
My latest @BBCFoodProg with @SheilaDillon took us to Yorkshire's cheesemaking heartland, to Oman to hear why a renowned cheesemaker gave it all up and to Tokyo, for the latest research in cheese and the health of our gut microbiome. Have a listen! 📻🧀 bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…
.@SheilaDillon ladling handmade soft cheese, inspired by a Tudor recipe, at @CourtyardDairy in Yorkshire. What bearing does a newly transcribed pamphlet of cheese have on cheese-making today? New episode out now, on history and health benefits 📻 bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…
The world has gone nutty... Dubai chocolate craze sparks shortage of pistachios. For the truth behind the trends, listen to mine & @leylakazim's @BBCFoodProg on nuts bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0… (and our upcoming one on chocolate!) #dubaichocolate theguardian.com/food/2025/apr/…
Have you seen who's been shortlisted in @Fortnums #FandMAwards ?🏆 Take a look at some of the women who could win, including @jaegawise @nina_pullman of @BBCFoodProg @cookinboots @LittlechefSally @Balkan__Kitchen & many more 👇 instagram.com/reel/DIYp5oIIP…
Proud that mine & @SheilaDillon's @BBCFoodProg on Bradford's food culture made Radio 4's Pick of the Week, as chosen by @TherealNihal 🙌🏼 Loved exploring this vibrant, friendly city with its rich food history & culture. If you get chance, go visit and eat! bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…
My latest @BBCFoodProg with @SheilaDillon explores how Bradford's food culture and industrial history helped it win this year's UK City of Culture, and how food is integral to the local economy and community in the city today. Have a listen 🎧bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0… @bradford2025
Alternative proteins – what’s in it for farmers & land use? Our excellent freelance writer @nina_pullman, has written this webinar up into a briefing for us - Check it out now 👉tinyurl.com/3e97smmn
👀If you missed our 'Alternative proteins – what’s in it for farmers & land use?' seminar last week you can now view here tinyurl.com/mrycdbb6 to hear the fascinating thoughts from our panel Tom MacMillan @RoyalAgUni, Lydia Collas @GreenAllianceUK & @HertsFarmer
This is unbelievably devastating for Jerry & family, a brilliant organic farmer who invested to improve sustainability again & again, from agroforestry to feed. Avian flu is largely uninsurable for organic birds & he is set to lose everything. Surely more support needed.
'Worst day' as 5,000 hens culled due to bird flu bbc.in/3XbhAVo
Our brilliant production team @_EllieClifford, @nina_pullman and @caithanrahan have been working tirelessly behind the scenes to give the show a slick new sound and look. We'll be bringing you a weekly episode with special bonus content. pod.fo/e/29df48